Ear wax. What's the best way to clean it out?

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Dec 29, 2009 8:12 AM
What happens is..you stick the hollow 'ear candle' in your ear..then you light it. When it's lit..it creates a vacuum inside the hollow candle which sucks out the ear wax.
Dec 29, 2009 8:12am
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Dec 29, 2009 8:16 AM
Try a shootgun aimed just under the ear in ? Aim in an upward position.
Dec 29, 2009 8:16am
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Dec 29, 2009 8:27 AM
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Dec 29, 2009 8:27am
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Dec 29, 2009 9:22 AM
I've done the ear candle, it's wicked that crap that comes out of your ears!!!
Dec 29, 2009 9:22am
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Dec 29, 2009 9:24 AM
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: Just clean your ears at night with a q-tip and some rubbing alcohol and you won't have this problem. The rubbing alcohol draws wax out to your outer ear. Hygiene people, hygiene.
This.

dry q-tips are worthless.
Dec 29, 2009 9:24am
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Dec 29, 2009 9:27 AM
I know this chic that wanted to make her own ear wax candle.. she actually ended up putting hot wax into her ear, and then had to go to the doctor.. I thought wouldnt it had been soo much easier to buy them from the local Foreign chic that sells that stuff!


on a side note : those ear candles are pretty cool, disgusting too..
Dec 29, 2009 9:27am
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Dec 29, 2009 9:49 AM
Well, if Jessica Simpson believes in it, it must work!

Dec 29, 2009 9:49am
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Dec 29, 2009 10:02 AM
ear candling doesn't work

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_candling
Dec 29, 2009 10:02am
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Dec 29, 2009 10:37 AM
I can assure you..when done correctly..it does most certainly work.
Dec 29, 2009 10:37am
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Dec 29, 2009 10:51 AM
GoChiefs wrote: I can assure you..when done correctly..it does most certainly work.



These are FreeHuddle people............Hardly anything gets done "correctly".
Dec 29, 2009 10:51am
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Dec 29, 2009 10:53 AM
Fire cures everything.
Dec 29, 2009 10:53am
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Dec 29, 2009 12:45 PM
Believe me ear candling does work. I've done it and a few small creatures came out of my head!!!!! :)
Dec 29, 2009 12:45pm
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Dec 29, 2009 4:09 PM
Ever been driving down the road after a shower and all of a sudden feel your ear poop?
Dec 29, 2009 4:09pm
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Dec 29, 2009 5:24 PM
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Chesapeake wrote: Ever been driving down the road after a shower and all of a sudden feel your ear poop?
Poop?
Dec 29, 2009 5:24pm
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Dec 29, 2009 7:16 PM
No, I can't say that I have.

Ya know, I think I am going to trying this candling thing......and I know JUST where to get it.

I think I will try it out first on one of my kids and see for myself what "creatures" come out!
Dec 29, 2009 7:16pm
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Dec 29, 2009 7:24 PM
I dip a Q-tip in peroxide and it clears it right up.

I've also seen the air pressure method... where the doc sticks a small tube in your ear, and blows all the wax out. Not sure exactly what the procedure s called but it cleans out more than you think is in there. My brother has it done here and there and said a handful of wax came out.
Dec 29, 2009 7:24pm
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Dec 29, 2009 7:43 PM
I use the old family secret.


A paper clip.
Dec 29, 2009 7:43pm
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Shane Falco

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Dec 29, 2009 8:18 PM
Why not just stick a candle wick in your ear and light it?


Seems logical... wax in the ear + wick + fire = clean ear!
Dec 29, 2009 8:18pm
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Dec 29, 2009 9:48 PM
Scarlet_Buckeye wrote: I think this video gives a pretty good demonstration of a good technique!!!!!

http://www.popthatzit.com/2009/10/the-best-ear-wax-removal-video-of-all-time/
I was mesmerized by that video.

I think the doctor pulled out about 5 or 6 baby robins.
Dec 29, 2009 9:48pm
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Dec 30, 2009 1:19 AM
My friend's wife worked at a call center and ended up with an obstruction and infection in one ear. I got to be around when she attempted to treat it and irrigate it.

Let's just say that she finally succeeded in removing something roughly the size of a pea, complete with green and black streaks through it.
Dec 30, 2009 1:19am
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Dec 30, 2009 8:50 AM
Al Capone wrote: I use the old family secret.

A paper clip.


I've seen old men use car keys before haha
Dec 30, 2009 8:50am
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Dec 30, 2009 9:00 AM
Scarlet_Buckeye wrote: I think this video gives a pretty good demonstration of a good technique!!!!!

http://www.popthatzit.com/2009/10/the-best-ear-wax-removal-video-of-all-time/
Don't believe that I've ever seen anything quite like that.....
Dec 30, 2009 9:00am
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Jan 4, 2010 2:02 PM
Can you imagine how good that must have felt when that doc took all that stuff out on the video. I'll bet the hearing difference in the person was incredible.
Jan 4, 2010 2:02pm